A Tale Of Two Shoes: How I Survived Emmy Night

My first Emmys and all I can say is thank god I listened to veteran PEOPLE reporter Marisa Laudadio who insisted I bring a pair of ballet slippers with me to the awards! I was planning to wear my 4 1/2 inch YSL pumps ($495, but bought on sale in Honolulu, but you can check eBay). But when our driver got to the Shrine Auditorium, he realized he didn’t have the right parking pass to get us to the entrance. With only 15 minutes to make it to our seats, our only hope was to sprint OVER A MILE to the theater. So I whipped out the ballet flats (luvmyflats gold leather ballet shoes from Nine West for $49) and started booking down broken sidewalks and Hardee’s parking lots. My Versani 18k gold and diamond earrings ($1,800 loaners—thanks guys!) and my $99 black Andalousy Satellite Paris necklace and $120 Jeanne Nicole lariat were flying everywhere. But thanks to my rubber-soled luvmyflats and my stretch taffeta frock ($410, Nicole Miller), the toughest thing about that mad Emmy dash was trying to breath through fits of hysterical laughter while hauling some serious ass. — Anne Marie Cruz

Those shoes are GORGEOUS. And the dress? Va-voom. Love that it’s stretch tafetta. If God wanted us to be super skinny, He/She wouldn’t have created stretch materials.

Maria
on August 30th, 2006

I know that dress. It is both stylish and functional adding just the right touch of ‘glam’ with the shimmery fabric.

I understand if you skip the dress and just wear the YSL with some lingere, you don’t need to worry about the flats. Apparently a deluge of hot guys will appear to carry the damsel-with-distressed-feet during the entire event.

anne marie
on August 30th, 2006

hey all, just a caveat about the ballet flats. i’m actually wearing them now (no, I’m not in my Emmy dress), and they’re still fab, but the elastic can feel a little tight, so i’d suggest getting a half size bigger than you need. (i’m usually a 6.5, but the 7s are pretty snug.) cheers!

Diane
on August 30th, 2006

I know this is beside the point, but I live across the street from the Shrine Auditorium, and there are no Hardee’s within miles of south Los Angeles. In fact, there aren’t any Hardees in California, period (they’re Carl’s Jr.)

sam
on August 30th, 2006

why are you posting this blatant advertising? this isn’t news.

anne marie
on August 30th, 2006

hey diane, coulda sworn i saw a big hardee’s sign in my peripheral vision. guess that just goes to show you how fast jamie and i were running!

Abe
on August 30th, 2006

A guy can appreciate good looking shoes like those – but 4 1/2 inches sounds too much!

Denise*
on August 31st, 2006

If I could afford a $400 pair of shoes….

diznan
on August 31st, 2006

I will dream about those shoes tonight. Great story, I felt like I was there running with you.